Sen. George P. Shadid
Filed: 4/26/2004
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4283
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4283 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Raffles Act is amended by adding Section | ||||||
5 | 8.2 as follows: | ||||||
6 | (230 ILCS 15/8.2 new)
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7 | Sec. 8.2. Exemption for certain charitable institutions. | ||||||
8 | (a) A charitable institution is not subject to the | ||||||
9 | licensing provisions of subsection (a) of Section 2, items (1), | ||||||
10 | (2), (3), (4), and (5) of Section 3, and the restrictions on | ||||||
11 | the conduct of raffles imposed under item (5) of Section 4 if | ||||||
12 | (i) the charitable institution is organized and conducted on a | ||||||
13 | not-for-profit basis with no personal profit inuring to anyone | ||||||
14 | as a result of the operation of the institution and is exempt | ||||||
15 | from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3), | ||||||
16 | 501(c)(4), 501(c)(5), 501(c)(8), 501(c)(10), or 501(c)(19) of | ||||||
17 | the Internal Revenue Code, (ii) the net proceeds from raffles | ||||||
18 | conducted by the charitable institution under this Act are used | ||||||
19 | by the organization for charitable, scientific, or educational | ||||||
20 | purposes related to the charitable institution, and (iii) the | ||||||
21 | charitable institution obtains a license from the Department of | ||||||
22 | Revenue under subsection (b). | ||||||
23 | (b) The Department of Revenue shall, upon application | ||||||
24 | therefor on forms prescribed by that Department, and upon the |
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1 | payment of an annual fee of $200, and upon a determination by | ||||||
2 | the Department that the applicant is a charitable institution | ||||||
3 | that meets the qualifications in items (i) and (ii) of | ||||||
4 | subsection (a), issue a license authorizing the charitable | ||||||
5 | institution to conduct raffles. A license issued under this | ||||||
6 | subsection (b) shall be valid for one year. Fees collected by | ||||||
7 | the Department of Revenue under this Section shall be deposited | ||||||
8 | into the General Revenue Fund.
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9 | (c) All raffle tickets sold by a licensee under this | ||||||
10 | Section must have the name of the licensee and the license | ||||||
11 | number of the licensee printed on the ticket. The Department of | ||||||
12 | Revenue shall provide by rule for limitations upon (1) the | ||||||
13 | aggregate retail value of all prizes or merchandise awarded by | ||||||
14 | a licensee under this Section in a single raffle, (2) the | ||||||
15 | maximum retail value of each prize awarded by a licensee under | ||||||
16 | this Section in a single raffle, (3) the maximum price that may | ||||||
17 | be charged for each raffle chance issued or sold, and (4) the | ||||||
18 | maximum number of days during which chances may be issued or | ||||||
19 | sold. Licenses issued under this Section may be suspended or | ||||||
20 | revoked by the Department for any violation of this Act. The | ||||||
21 | Department of Revenue shall act on a license application within | ||||||
22 | 30 days after the Department receives the application.
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23 | (d) For a charitable organization that conducts raffles | ||||||
24 | under this Section, all references in Sections 5 and 6 of this | ||||||
25 | Act to a licensing authority mean the Illinois Department of | ||||||
26 | Revenue. | ||||||
27 | (e) In addition to the requirements set forth in this | ||||||
28 | Section, a charitable institution licensed by the Department of | ||||||
29 | Revenue under this Section must meet all other requirements | ||||||
30 | established by the Department by rule.
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31 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
32 | becoming law.".
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